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MOD War Detectives (the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorations team): our future services, current appeals and past cases

Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.

From:
Ministry of Defence and Veterans UK
Published
26 September 2019
Last updated
1719 JulyJune 2025 — See all updates

Our future services, current appeals and past cases

24 June

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11.15am – A rededication service Signalman Edmund Roberts of The Royal Corps of Signals who died on 13 June 1940.

12.00pm – A rededication service for family

Major Richard White-Cooper of 2nd Battalion The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment who died on 12 June 1940.

26 June

ThereAll areof nothe appealsservices outstandingon 26 June will be taking place at thisBanneville-la-Campagne time.War Cemetery, France.

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10.00am past– casesA rededication service for Trooper Francis Dominic Kelly of 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, killed in action on 15 August 1944.

10.45am – A rededication service for Trooper Victor Terrence Little of 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, killed in action on 8 August 1944.

11.30am –A rededication service for Private John Aneurin Protheroe of 2nd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment, killed in action on 15 August 1944.

8 July

Details3pm – The burial of someCQSM Charles Monro of the MODArgyll War& Detectives’Sutherland pastHighlanders. casesCQSM canMonro bewas foundkilled below:in action on 21 October 1914. This service will take place at Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, France.

Updates to this page

Published 26 September 2019
Last updated 1719 JulyJune 2025 + show all updates

  1. Link to Press Release about a previous service added

  2. Details of services which have happened removed, and links to press releases added.

  3. Added latest news stories.

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Update history

2025-08-15 11:14
Added details of services in September

2025-07-17 13:25
Link to Press Release about a previous service added

2025-07-16 09:04
Details of services which have happened removed, and links to press releases added.

2025-07-02 12:17
Added latest news stories.

2025-06-19 11:06
Edited for clarity around the soldiers to be buried on 16 July

2025-06-17 08:41
Added details of services in July

2025-06-16 15:40
Links to press releases for past services added

2025-05-14 09:00
Details of June services addedLink to press release for a previous service added

2025-05-12 10:37
Link to previous services press release added

2025-04-14 13:36
Change to time of service on 29 April – was 2.30pm, now 3pm

2025-04-11 10:36
Addition of details of forthcoming services

2025-03-28 12:34
Details of past services removedLinks to press releases for past services added

2025-03-25 08:40
Links to Press Releases relating to past services added.

2025-03-11 08:38
Addition of dates for services in March & April 2025

2025-01-03 10:58
Link added to past service

2024-11-11 10:11
Past services have been removed and details of upcoming services added.Links to press releases for past services have been added.

2024-10-01 09:03
Edited to remove details of services which have already happened

2024-09-13 10:06
Added: details of October services.

2024-08-19 08:36
Details of services in Netherlands added

2024-07-22 08:52
Details of past services removed, and links to the news stories for those services added.

2024-07-16 09:53
Information about a burial service on 26 September added. This service is expected to attract a high level of interest and therefore Commonwealth War Graves Commission is running a free ballot to allocate tickets.

2024-07-09 15:08
Details of June services removed, and links added to the news stories for those services.

2024-06-18 12:31
Details of past service removedTime of service on 20 June changedDetails of July services addedLink to news story for recent service added

2024-05-30 10:59
More detail has been added about the soldiers being buried on 20 June

2024-05-29 15:23
Details of the May services were removed as they have now passed. Details added of forthcoming services in June. Links to more past cases added.

2024-05-17 08:59
The service for Pte Birch on 23 May 2024 has been cancelled and therefore details were removed from this page.

2024-04-22 08:55
Details of April Services removed. Details of May services added. Links to past services updated.

2024-03-22 15:25
Details of March 2024 services removed, and April 2024 services added

2024-02-06 10:22
Details of March 2024 services have been added.

2023-11-13 11:28
Note added that no further services are planned in 2023

2023-11-07 13:51
Update to the services of 8th and 9th November.

2023-11-02 11:45
Addition of link to latest commemorative service

2023-10-30 12:05
Links added to news stories about services in Belgium on 25 & 26 October 2023

2023-10-16 13:47
Added details of services in November 2023

2023-10-09 10:53
Details of service on 31 October 2023 added.

2023-10-06 10:26
Updated page with details of past services

2023-10-05 09:01
Links added for details of past services

2023-10-03 08:47
Details of the September services were removed and details of forthcoming services in October were added.

2023-08-24 09:25
Added details of services in late September.

2023-08-21 10:41
Added details of services planned for mid-September

2023-08-02 10:51
Details of early September 2023 services included

2023-06-29 11:37
Update for September services.

2023-06-23 13:57
Added a link to the service held on 21 June 2023 in France

2023-06-21 15:25
Derails of service for 20 June 2023 included.

2023-06-02 12:30
Included an update to provide details of the services for June 2023

2023-05-26 10:41
Links to the three May services included.

2023-04-20 11:55
Details of this week’s services have been moved from “Forthcoming Services” to “Past Cases” with links to news releases

2023-04-17 09:58
Details of 3 more burial/rededication ceremonies added.

2023-03-29 11:48
Future services removed/updated and details of March Services included in ‘Our Past Services’.

2023-03-28 12:45
Updated with details of two past services from March 2023.

2023-03-13 13:47
Details of services on 18 and 19 April have been added.

2023-02-27 15:16
Details of three new rededication services added.

2023-01-20 14:08
Details of an appeal for family have been added.

2022-11-09 15:29
Included details of the services to be held on 17 November 2022.

2022-11-08 15:06
Details of rededication of a Sheffield solider being laid to rest 105 years after his death added to past services.

2022-10-24 16:40
Details of an additional service have been added. Details of “forthcoming services” have now been added to “past cases”.

2022-09-30 11:35
Details of “forthcoming service” deleted and link to report added to “past cases”.

2022-09-29 15:02
Details of additional services have been added. “Forthcoming services” which have now passed have been deleted and links to news items added.

2022-09-21 12:25
Details of “forthcoming services” that have happened have been removed.

2022-09-06 15:53
Details of further 4 services added.

2022-08-23 10:50
Details of forthcoming services added.

2022-07-20 16:07
Details of “Forthcoming case” changed to “Past Case”

2022-07-19 15:44
Details of two “forthcoming services” changed to “past cases” with link to news item.

2022-07-13 14:32
Details of forthcoming services added.

2022-06-30 16:27
Details of “forthcoming” services moved to “past” cases with link to news release.

2022-06-29 14:32
Details of “forthcoming” services moved to “past cases”.

2022-06-22 17:13
Details of two services removed from “forthcoming” and transferred to “past cases” with associated link.

2022-06-21 16:31
Details of forthcoming services changed to past cases with links to news reports.

2022-06-20 15:38
Additional information on the service to be held at New Irish Farm cemetery on 30 June 2022.

2022-05-30 11:10
Details of rededication service moved from “forthcoming events” to “past cases”.

2022-05-25 13:52
Addition of 3 more Forthcoming Services.

2022-05-19 17:10
Details of 2 rededication services have been moved from “future” to “past” events.

2022-05-19 15:43
Details of two rededication services moved from “forthcoming” to “past” services.

2022-05-09 14:57
Details of another 5 rededication services added.

2022-05-05 13:31
A “Forthcoming Service” has now become a “Past Service”. Updated accordingly.

2022-04-29 15:18
Details of a “Forthcoming Service” now changed to “Past Case”.

2022-04-28 12:45
Details of recent ceremony removed from “Forthcoming Services”.Link added to details of news release.

2022-04-11 13:23
Details of “Forthcoming Services” for May 2022 published.

2022-04-07 10:46
Details of ceremonies that have now taken place have been removed from “Forthcoming Ceremonies” and moved to “Past Cases”.

2022-03-28 11:26
Details of services that have now taken place have been removed.

2022-03-11 12:55
Details of “Forthcoming Services” now changed to “Our Past Cases”.

2022-02-22 15:15
Details of 3 x April 2022 rededication services